Improvement in the manufacture op felt hats



steldA @WW GEoEfeE H. SCEIENEE, 0E Narren, MASSACHUSETTS.

` Letters Patent No. 104,652, clerical .Time 2l, 1870.

'IMPROVEMENT 1N TEE .Manuf-crean or FELT HATS.

` The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

`To all persoas lo teh-ont these presents may come: l f Be itknown that LIGEORGE H'. SCRIBNEIE, of Na,-

tick, ,in the eou'nty'of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have made a new and useful invention, hav- `ing reference to the Manufacture of Hats, or various other articles composed` of felt or cloth; and do hereby declare the same" to be fully described, as follows:

Figure 1,.of the accompanying drawing, represent- "ingahatas made in accordance with my invention,

1 Figure2`exhibiting atop view, and

j lFigure 3, a sideI elevation of the block used 'iu giving to the hattherornamental `or 7spotted surface inci/ dent tosuch invention. l

'lhe said block, which isintended to fit Yto the n ternal surface of the `hat-body, has, on its 'outer sur- I do not confine my invention to `such an arrangement ofthe grooves,ias they `may be-oth'erwis'e disposed to make, or aid in making, the required figures or spots that it may be` desirable to produce on the hatbody. Instead of such grooves' the block may lhe 'recessedon its surface.

l After having `blocked. the body on thehlock so made,

`a flat board or strip of wood, cove-red` with Sand-pa `per or an abrasive material, is to be rubbed over the outer surface of the hat-body, .so asy to wear it downv directly` over suchpartsof it that maybe supported against any? of the projections or spaces o between the grooves or. recesses of the block.

AThose parts of the hat bodyvwhich may cover the grooves or. recesses will sink into them, and not be. worn away by therasping or wearing'material.

Instead of the flat board, covered with sand or e111-- ery-covered paper, the grinding or reducing material may be used on a moderately pliable article, such as paper orpasteboard, or,-in place of Such means of reducing the cloth, a grinding-stone or wheel, or a rasp or 'le may be used. j f

The hat, when completed, has a mottled surface or ornamental finish designed vto suit the `taste of -ma'iiy persons. i i l i, 1

Before subjecting the'hat-body to the action of the scored or recessed block and a grinding implement, as described, the outer'snrface of the hat-body may he dyed or .colored a different color from the 'rest of the body, and thisfsuperficial color may be ground on" over the parts c of the block, whereby spots of different color will be representedas boundedA by the superficial;

color. Y 4

I claim as my invention- The above -vdescribed method of ornamenting a hatbody, or article of like character, suchV involving the employment of a. grooved or recessed block and a 4grinder or abrading material, in'manner substantially as specified. v i .l

' Also,.as,a new;A article of manufacture, a hat-body, figured, or otherwise ornamented, by removing portions of its surface, herein set forth.v4

i G. H. SORIBNER.

, Witnesses:l

' S. N. PIPER,

' J. R. SNOW. 

